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Human DiseaseChp1
Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A disease that is short term and usually has a sudden onset. | Acute |
| Using a stethoscope to listen to body cavities | Auscultation |
| A disease that lasts for an extended period of time or the healing process is slow | Chronic |
| The onset of a second disease or disorder in an individual who is already infected with a disorder | Complication |
| The identification or naming of a disease | Diagnosis |
| A change in structure or function that is considered to be abnormal within the body or any change from normal | Disease |
| A derangement or abnormality of function | Disorder |
| The study of cause | Etiology |
| Refers to a time when symptoms flare up or become worse | Exacerbation |
| Deadly disease | Fatal |
| The concept of considering the whole person rather than just the physical being | Holistic Medicine |
| The state of sameness or normalcy the body strives to maintain | Homeostasis |
| The problem arose from a prescribed treatment | Iatrogenic |
| If the pain of something is unknown then it is considered to be | Idiopathic |
| Refers to a deadly disease | Fatal |
| The quality of being mortal (destined to die) | Mortality |
| Implies that the disease was required from a hospital environment | Nosocomial |
| Treatment that is aimed at preventing pain and discomfort but does not seak to cure | Palliative |
| Feeling lightly or pressing firmly on imternal organs or structures | Palpation |
| A description of how a particular disease progresses. ex common cold | Pathogenesis |
| Microorganisms or agents that cause disease | Pathogens |
| Fractures that are cause by a disease process that weakens the bone such as osteoporosis would be a pathologic fracture | Pathologic |
| One who studies disease | Pathologist |
| The study of disease | Pathology |
| Tapping over various body areas to produce a vibrating sound | Percussion |
| Make a person more susceptible to disease | Predisposing Factors |
| Some disease occur more often in one gender than the other | Prevalent |
| Care is given to prevent disease | Preventive |
| The predicted or expected outcome of a disease | Prognosis |
| A time when symptoms are diminished or temporarily resolved | Remission |
| Differ from symptoms in that signs are observable or measurable | Signs |
| What patients report as their problems | Symptoms |
| A group of symptoms which might be caused by a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems | Syndrome |
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